What was the major purpose of the Lend-Lease Act (1941)?

helping Great Britain without going to war

Cash and Carry, the Destroyers for Naval Bases Deal, and the Lend-Lease Act were intended to?

aid the Allies without involving the United States in

What was the main purpose of the GI Bill?

to provide economic aid to veterans

How did Great Britain and France practice appeasement before WWII?

allowed Germany to expand its territory

McCarthyism in the 1950s is most closely associated with what?

claims that communists had infiltrated the federal gove

After the end of World War II, many working women left their factory jobs because they?

forced to give up their jobs to returning war veterans

How did president Roosevelt respond to the start of WWII?

selling military supplies to the Allied nations

What did the Marshall Plan do after WWII?

Provide economic aid to European Nations

Population increases that resulted from the baby boom of the 1950s and 1960s contributed to a?

rise in demand for consumer goods

Which factor directly contributed to the growth of suburban communities after World War II?

Returning veterans created a demand for housing.

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Unit 7 Test Review: WWII and Cold War

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1
What was the US response when the soviets launched Sputnik?
put an EHS student in space
put a monkey in space
put a dog in space
put a man in space
2
Issuing the Truman Doctrine and defending South Korea represented which policy?
Imperialiam
Containment
Isolationism
Colonialism
3
What was the major purpose of the Lend-Lease Act (1941)?
profiting from Germany’s demand for steel and oil from
helping Great Britain without going to war
sending United States troops to defend France
keeping the Soviet Union from invading China
4
The creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) illustrates what policy?
mutual defense
capitolism
human rights
colonialism
5
Which event marked the beginning of the space race with the Soviet Union?
launch of Sputnik
Berlin airlift
U-2 spy plane incident
creation of the space shuttle program
6
Cash and Carry, the Destroyers for Naval Bases Deal, and the Lend-Lease Act were intended to?
guarantee a third term to President Franklin D. Roosevelt
contribute to the success of the Axis powers
aid the Allies without involving the United States in
relieve unemployment caused by the Great Depression
7
What was the main purpose of the GI Bill?
to expand career opportunities in the military
to offer low-interest loans to the defense industry
to contain the spread of international communism
to provide economic aid to veterans
8
How did Great Britain and France practice appeasement before WWII?
signed the agreements at the Yalta Conference
rejected an alliance with the Soviet Union
opposed United States efforts to rearm
allowed Germany to expand its territory
9
The Jewish state of ______________ was created in 1948.
Indonesia
Israel
Iran
Iraq
10
McCarthyism in the 1950s is most closely associated with what?
formation of the Warsaw Pact
claims that communists had infiltrated the federal gove
efforts to prevent pro-communist governments in Latin Am
passage of the Interstate Highway Act
11
The Berlin airlift was used during the Cold War to...
To support NATO
overcome Paris Bolckade
Rescue people in East Germany
overcome Berlin Blockade
12
After the end of World War II, many working women left their factory jobs because they?
fired from their jobs due to poor performance
dissatisfied with their low wages
unprepared for peacetime employment
forced to give up their jobs to returning war veterans
13
The primary goal of the United States foreign policy of containment was to?
contain communism
contain democracy
contain imperialism
contain socialism
14
How did president Roosevelt respond to the start of WWII?
urging continued appeasement of aggressor nations
attempting to negotiate a peaceful settlement of the hostili
selling military supplies to the Allied nations
asking Congress to enter the war
15
Following WWII, who describe the Soviet Grip on Eastern Europe as an “Iron Curtain?”
Truman
Churchill
Mussolini
Stalin
16
At the beginning of World War II, the US had to decide whether to practice which policy?
imperialism
Isolationism
Infinitism
Interventionism
17
The specific reason that the United States escaped the Great Depression was?
Gov. spending/Vietnam War
Gov. spending/Korean War
Gov. spending/WWI
Gov. spending/WWII
18
What did the Marshall Plan do after WWII?
Provide military aid to European Nations
Provide economic aid to European Nations
Provide social aid to European Nations
Provide medical aid to European Nations
19
Population increases that resulted from the baby boom of the 1950s and 1960s contributed to a?
reduction in government services
housing surplus
drop in immigration
rise in demand for consumer goods
20
Which factor directly contributed to the growth of suburban communities after World War II?
Returning veterans created a demand for housing.
Property taxes were eliminated in many towns.
Mass transit systems closed
Widespread mortgage foreclosures caused farmers to leave

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